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Poo transplants beyond the yuck factor: what works, what doesn't and what we still don't know

  • Written by: Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Senior research fellow, UNSW
imageDoctors are trialling faecal transplants to treat a range of gut and other conditions.from www.shutterstock.com

The intriguing, yet somewhat malodorous, topic of poo transplants is in the news. A study published today found poo transplants are better at treating a particular type of diarrhoea than an antibiotic or placebo (a fake or dummy...

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FactCheck Q A: is coal still cheaper than renewables as an energy source?

  • Written by: Ken Baldwin, Director, Energy Change Institute, Australian National University

The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email.


Excerpt from Q&A, July 17, 2017.

Q&A AUDIENCE MEMBER: Hi. Renewable energy is more carbon-efficient, and now cheaper,...

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The Madhouse Effect: this is how climate denial in Australia and the US compares

  • Written by: David Schlosberg, Professor of Environmental Politics and Co-Director Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney

This article is part of an ongoing series from the Post-Truth Initiative, a Strategic Research Excellence Initiative at the University of Sydney. The series examines today’s post-truth problem in public discourse: the thriving economy of lies, bullshit and propaganda that threatens rational discourse and policy.

The project brings together...

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Post-lobstergate swings to Labor in 4 Vic marginal seats

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

Last week, it was revealed that Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy had dined with alleged Melbourne Mafia boss Tony Madafferi at the Lobster Cave in April.

The Age commissioned ReachTEL to conduct polls in the four Labor-held marginal seats of Carrum, Frankston, Bentleigh and Mordialloc on Friday night, each with a sample of over 700 voters....

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